The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on October 14 sent a diplomaticnote to the Chinese Embassy, once again requesting coordination insearch for Boat QNg 66478TS and its nine-member crew as well asprovision of any information.
The request wasannounced by MoFA Spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga at the ministry’sregular press briefing in Hanoi on the same day.
Accordingto the spokesperson, on September 11, 2010, the Chinese captured BoatQNg-66478TS and nine Vietnamese fishermen onboard within the territorialwaters of Vietnam ’s Hoang Sa (Paracels) archipelago.
Immediatelyafter receiving the news, competent Vietnamese agencies investigatedthe case and found that the fishermen were legally fishing offshoreHoang Sa archipelago when they were seized. The boat was only carryingnomal fishing equipment such as nets and floodlights.
MoFA had contacted its Chinese partners at different levels in Hanoi and Beijing to seek solutions to the issue.
Earlier,the ministry sent a diplomatic note to the Chinese Embassy saying thatChina ’s seizure of the Vietnamese vessel and its fishermen while theywere legally fishing in the Vietnamese territorial waters seriouslyviolated Vietnam ’s sovereignty and sovereign rights. The ministryalso demanded the Chinese side immediately and unconditionally releasethe fishing vessel and fishermen.
OnOctober 9, China decided to release Boat QNg 66478TS. The boat andits nine fishermen, as reported by the Chinese side, departed at 1.00 pmon October 11.
However, until the morningof October 13, neither the boat nor the fishermen returned home . TheMoFA representatives met Chinese Embassy staff in Vietnam , askingthe Chinese side to join hands with Vietnamese competent agencies toseek the boat and the fishermen.
In theevening of October 13, the Chinese Embassy said that when releasing theVietnamese boat and fishermen, the Chinese had provided them withsufficient fuel and other necessities for their return journey. Boat QNg66478TS left port at 1.00 pm on October 11 and then, it came back toask for more fuel and the Chinese side agreed.
TheChinese agencies also advised the Vietnamese fishermen to stay forseveral days because of a tropical depression in the East Sea .However, the fishermen decided to depart and committed in writing thatthey would be fully responsible for their decision. The boat andfishermen set off in the evening of October 11.
The Chinese Embassy said that it would ask competent Chinese agencies to coordinate in search for the boat and fishermen./.
The request wasannounced by MoFA Spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga at the ministry’sregular press briefing in Hanoi on the same day.
Accordingto the spokesperson, on September 11, 2010, the Chinese captured BoatQNg-66478TS and nine Vietnamese fishermen onboard within the territorialwaters of Vietnam ’s Hoang Sa (Paracels) archipelago.
Immediatelyafter receiving the news, competent Vietnamese agencies investigatedthe case and found that the fishermen were legally fishing offshoreHoang Sa archipelago when they were seized. The boat was only carryingnomal fishing equipment such as nets and floodlights.
MoFA had contacted its Chinese partners at different levels in Hanoi and Beijing to seek solutions to the issue.
Earlier,the ministry sent a diplomatic note to the Chinese Embassy saying thatChina ’s seizure of the Vietnamese vessel and its fishermen while theywere legally fishing in the Vietnamese territorial waters seriouslyviolated Vietnam ’s sovereignty and sovereign rights. The ministryalso demanded the Chinese side immediately and unconditionally releasethe fishing vessel and fishermen.
OnOctober 9, China decided to release Boat QNg 66478TS. The boat andits nine fishermen, as reported by the Chinese side, departed at 1.00 pmon October 11.
However, until the morningof October 13, neither the boat nor the fishermen returned home . TheMoFA representatives met Chinese Embassy staff in Vietnam , askingthe Chinese side to join hands with Vietnamese competent agencies toseek the boat and the fishermen.
In theevening of October 13, the Chinese Embassy said that when releasing theVietnamese boat and fishermen, the Chinese had provided them withsufficient fuel and other necessities for their return journey. Boat QNg66478TS left port at 1.00 pm on October 11 and then, it came back toask for more fuel and the Chinese side agreed.
TheChinese agencies also advised the Vietnamese fishermen to stay forseveral days because of a tropical depression in the East Sea .However, the fishermen decided to depart and committed in writing thatthey would be fully responsible for their decision. The boat andfishermen set off in the evening of October 11.
The Chinese Embassy said that it would ask competent Chinese agencies to coordinate in search for the boat and fishermen./.
